| Birth name | Tom Lawday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 November 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dorchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (240 lb; 17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Lawday (born 11 November 1993) is an English rugby union player for Harlequins. He plays as a backrow.[1] He was formally at Exeter Chiefs and Cornish Pirates as well as winning the BUCS player of the season in 2016/17.[2][3]
Lawday was part of the Exeter University squad for the 2016/17 BUCS season where he was the leagues top try scorer, with 13 in 11 games. He won man of the match in 6 games. At the end of the season he was awarded the player of the season award.[4]
In 2016 Lawday made his debut for Exeter Chiefs in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Harlequins. While at Exeter he spent some time on loan at RFU Championship side Cornish Pirates.[5] In 2019 he signed for Harlequins where he went on to make his debut against his former club. He came off the bench against Exeter in the 2020/21 Premiership Final.[6][7]
2016/17 BUCS Runners Up (Exeter University)
2017/18 Anglo-Welsh Cup Champions (Exeter Chiefs)
2018/19 Premiership Runners Up (Exeter Chiefs)
2020/21 Premiership Champions (Harlequins)
2016/17 BUCS Player of the Season